白费力气 meaning in Chinese
bite on granite
flog a dead horse
flogged a dead horse
in vain
mockery
to fish in the air
to plough the air
Examples
- I feel like i'm knocking my head against the wall .
我感觉我是在白费力气。 - He declared it was of no use to work on his farm .
他对人家说，在自己的田里干活是白费力气。 - The papal captain have vainly endeavoured to induce his wife to remain behind him .
教廷的队长曾白费力气地试图说服妻子留下不去。 - Little did they know that these talks were always an exercise in total futility .
他们几乎不知道，这种会谈往往都是白费力气，毫无成效。 - He involved himself in what he always knew was a vain struggle to retain the lies .
他总是拼命记住他说过的谎话，虽然他从来就知道这种努力是白费力气的。